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The Starship and the Canoe (Hardcover)

by Kenneth Brower (Author)
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Freeman Dyson, world-renowned astrophysicist, dreams of exploring the heavens and has designed an inexpensive spaceship to take him there. George Dyson, a brilliant dropout, lives in a tree in coastal British Columbia and is designing a giant seagoing canoe. Both men are intensely, passionately dedicated to their visions. Kenneth Brower explores the relationship of this odd father-son duo, whose goals could hardly be more different yet whose approaches are inevitably alike, with insight and sensitivity. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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An unusual and often moving double biography...In their individual ways, the Dysons embody the extremes of twentieth-century life -- science and technology, and the revolt against them. -- The New Yorker --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 270 pages
  • Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston; 1st edition (1978)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0030391962
  • ISBN-13: 978-0030391965
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